Topic: Hi from Queensland

[Hopper]

My uncle bought this CB350F new in 1975 - I think it was a leftover 72-74 model - and rode it for many years in Tasmania.
My son is currently getting it back on the road to use for transport to work.
This forum has been a great help so far. I'm more used to working on old Harleys so this is the first Honda 4 I have had anything to do with. Whole other world it is!

[trueblue]

Welcome to the forum mate, there is a great bunch of fellas on here with lots of good info. that is one tidy bike you have there, where in Qld are you from? 

P.S. you might want to check the rotation direction on your front tyre, it looks like it is on the rim back to front.

[MoMo]

Welcome, and that is one sweet looking bike you have...Larry

[Hopper]

Thanks for the welcome, guys.
TrueBlue, the direction arrow is right way round on that front tire, but it does not say if the arrow is for front or rear fitment. Rear tire has arrow saying "Rotation, rear fitment", so who knows. Seems to work ok.

[trueblue]

Thanks for the welcome, guys.
TrueBlue, the direction arrow is right way round on that front tire, but it does not say if the arrow is for front or rear fitment. Rear tire has arrow saying "Rotation, rear fitment", so who knows. Seems to work ok.

Ok, the reason for me asking about the rotation of the tyre is that every directional tyre I have seen has the outside of the 'v' grooves in the tyre making contact with the road last.  and by doing so they push the water to the outside.  The way that one is fitted common logic would think that it would pull the water to the centre of the tyre, which isn't a good thing, that is the first one I have seen that is the other way around to the norm.  What type of tyre is it?

[strynboen]

hey there are different types of that tyre...some runs that vay...alvays follov that arrow on side..

[Hopper]

Thanks for the welcome, guys.
TrueBlue, the direction arrow is right way round on that front tire, but it does not say if the arrow is for front or rear fitment. Rear tire has arrow saying "Rotation, rear fitment", so who knows. Seems to work ok.

Ok, the reason for me asking about the rotation of the tyre is that every directional tyre I have seen has the outside of the 'v' grooves in the tyre making contact with the road last.  and by doing so they push the water to the outside.  The way that one is fitted common logic would think that it would pull the water to the centre of the tyre, which isn't a good thing, that is the first one I have seen that is the other way around to the norm.  What type of tyre is it?

It is an Avon Roadrider. I will have a look around on their website and see what they say.

[Hopper]

Thanks for the welcome, guys.
TrueBlue, the direction arrow is right way round on that front tire, but it does not say if the arrow is for front or rear fitment. Rear tire has arrow saying "Rotation, rear fitment", so who knows. Seems to work ok.

Ok, the reason for me asking about the rotation of the tyre is that every directional tyre I have seen has the outside of the 'v' grooves in the tyre making contact with the road last.  and by doing so they push the water to the outside.  The way that one is fitted common logic would think that it would pull the water to the centre of the tyre, which isn't a good thing, that is the first one I have seen that is the other way around to the norm.  What type of tyre is it?

Checked the Avon website and they say the directional arrow is the direction, front or back. So it is the right way round. whew, had me worried for a minute.

But they do say this :

IFG(Inverted Front Grooves)

For the front tyre, a system pioneered by Avon in the late eighties and only now being adopted by the competition, resists 'stepped-wear' and cupping to deliver smooth handling throughout the tyre's life. By significantly reducing uneven tread wear, a further advantage of the IFG configuration is improved wet braking and shorter stopping distances.

Opposite of what you would expect but apparently it is the Avon way. Go figure.

[trueblue]

Thanks for the welcome, guys.
TrueBlue, the direction arrow is right way round on that front tire, but it does not say if the arrow is for front or rear fitment. Rear tire has arrow saying "Rotation, rear fitment", so who knows. Seems to work ok.

Ok, the reason for me asking about the rotation of the tyre is that every directional tyre I have seen has the outside of the 'v' grooves in the tyre making contact with the road last.  and by doing so they push the water to the outside.  The way that one is fitted common logic would think that it would pull the water to the centre of the tyre, which isn't a good thing, that is the first one I have seen that is the other way around to the norm.  What type of tyre is it?

Checked the Avon website and they say the directional arrow is the direction, front or back. So it is the right way round. whew, had me worried for a minute.

But they do say this :

IFG(Inverted Front Grooves)

For the front tyre, a system pioneered by Avon in the late eighties and only now being adopted by the competition, resists 'stepped-wear' and cupping to deliver smooth handling throughout the tyre's life. By significantly reducing uneven tread wear, a further advantage of the IFG configuration is improved wet braking and shorter stopping distances.

Opposite of what you would expect but apparently it is the Avon way. Go figure.

Ok I stand corrected, it is the first time I have ever seen a tyre set up that way.

[Hopper]

Yeah it had me going to. It is a weird one when you look at it. Totally counter-intuitive.

[Retro Rocket]

Gday Hopper, i had a 1987 GPX750 Kawasaki that had a compK 130/70/16 Metzler rear tyre on the front and running in the reverse direction, it was raced like that and handled brilliantly.....

Mick